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Thread: How many Pistols do you own that you've never shot?

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    1 a S&W 38 s&w break top missing a bit of the nickel and the cylinder does not lock up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by onelight View Post
    1 a S&W 38 s&w break top missing a bit of the nickel and the cylinder does not lock up.
    I forgot I'd had one of those, and never fired it either. I inherited from my Mom, who inherited it from her Dad.
    He kept it on the seat when he drove freight wagons in the Texas Hill Country in the early 1900's.

    I figured I'd had & looked at it long enough, so I passed it on to one of my cousins several years ago.
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    Ruger Single Action 454 Casull and 480 Ruger for me, along with a couple of S&W Shield 9mms bought to be loaner guns in the zombie apocalypse. Will get a roundtoit on all of them eventually. Surely I am not the only guy with 1000 pieces of both Starline 454 and 480 brass waiting to be loaded?
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    None here, handguns don't belong to me very long before they start collecting powder residue.
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    I picked up a series 3 Colt 1860 NIB at a local auction and was intending to fire it but last time I looked the price was more than double what I paid so now I’m not sure if I should just keep it NIB since I know I’ll only ever fire it once or twice.

    I also have an antique S&W 38 double action that I got for cheap via an online auction a couple years back and haven’t brought it to the range yet but I’ve got 2 other similar guns and have shot them a couple times.

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    I only own 1 that I have not shot. In a weak moment I bought a double barrel SXS derringer.
    It's a black powder muzzeloader of about 40 cal. And has double triggers and hammers.
    One of the triggers does not hold after being cocked . It is of early European manufacture and a quality piece so I will have to make whatever it needs to fire. It just is low on priority as I always have a bunch of gun projects that need finished and this being more of a toy will be sometime later.

    Jedman

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    Nope, not a one. If it’s a nib collector piece I leave it for a collector.
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    Just 1. I got it a few weeks ago and haven't had a chance to take it to the range yet. Every firearm I own gets shot, including a carriage rifle built in the 1840s. It goes squirrel hunting on rare occasion.

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    If I own it I shoot it!

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    Some time ago (I'm not telling you how long, as it's embarrassing), I ordered a new RIA 1911 in 38 super, because I just had to have one, and they are soooo reasonably priced. I also bought new dies and new brass. It's all sitting in a stack in the corner of the gun safe. All untouched....well almost untouched, I did assemble some dummy rds and cycle them manually, in case the gun had an obvious issue...all cycled well using a NOE 128gr SWC, which if you look at that boolit, you'd think it's a TC. Maybe I'll load some ammo for it this winter?
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    Just one, just bought it though. All the rest have been fired.

    Slim
    Last edited by slim1836; 11-17-2019 at 12:18 AM.
    JUST GOTTA LOVE THIS JOINT.

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    I've got somewhere around 50. I do have some safe queens NIB S&Ws. I only shoot 6" adj sight guns if I pick up others NIB or used I don't shoot them. Don't shoot Nickle or SS models either.

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    Just 1 pistol for me. Picked up a FA 83 454 a couple weeks ago. Havent had time to play with it yet.

    Rifles on the other hand. I probably have 5 or 6 i haven't shot yet. Just need more free time.

    Adam

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    I have none that I haven’t shot. If I don’t shoot them, I can’t cast and reload for them.
    Due to the price of primers, warning shots will no longer be given!

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    Just one, a surplus Star 9mm, haven't got around to it

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    not a one
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    Update...0. Got to the range yesterday and the one turned into a zero. BTW, a slight adjustment moved the hits to the right 1 inch at 25 yards. Now it hits dead center as long as I do my part properly. Love those High Standard .22 pistols.

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    None here. I have in the past stopped out in the rice fields on the way home from a gun show or gun shop to air out a new purchase. That was before I had a range in the back yard. Now days I can make it all the way home without testing a new resident.

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